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restlessness

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Etymology

From restless + -ness.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɛstləsnəs/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: rest‧less‧ness

Noun

restlessness (usually uncountable, plural restlessnesses)

  1. The state or condition of being restless; an inability to be still, quiet, at peace or comfortable.
    She sat and fidgeted out of restlessness as she waited.
    • 2024 March 11, Madeline Holcombe, “What to do on the nights you are struggling with insomnia, according to experts”, in CNN:
      A feeling of restlessness and an urge to move in your arms, legs or torso is a state of hyperarousal and can keep you from a good night’s sleep, she said.

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